The Nike of Samothrace is one of the greatest sculptural masterpieces of the Hellenistic age, attributed to Pythocritus. The statue celebrates a naval victory of the Rhodians in the 3rd century BC, originally commemorated on the island of Samothrace.

The goddess, missing her head and arms, is sculpted in the act of taking flight from the prow of a ship, emphasizing the naval triumph she commemorates. Her dynamic pose, with one leg forward and the other backward, and the twisting of her torso opposed to the force of the wind, give the figure an extraordinary energy.

The light drapery of the wind-blown chiton lends an effect of lightness and transparency. This drapery, which moves and floats, gives the sculpture a unique sense of movement, making it an icon of grace and dynamism, capable of conveying an extraordinary feeling of freedom and power.

Cubist sculpture, polymer and pure gold.
Laser-cut and powder-painted steel base.
LED lighting.

L 32 x W 20 x H 50 cm

When I visited the Louvre for the first time I was immediately fascinated by Antonio Canova’s embrace of Cupid and Psyche.

One of the masterpieces of modern sculpture, but I immediately interpreted a different feeling from what ordinary people may perceive. φιλία in Greek means friendship but it is actually a much deeper feeling. φιλία is true love, selfless love, and it is more powerful than Eros.

It is the love that remains forever and is read in the embrace between two people who were to meet in life.

Cubist sculpture, polymer and pure gold.
Laser-cut and powder-painted steel base.
LED lighting.

L 32 x W 16 x H 20 cm

Auguste Rodin, considered the spiritual heir of Michelangelo Buonarroti, found deep inspiration in the Renaissance master’s art.

Rodin created The Thinker in 1880 as part of the monumental Gates of Hell, inspired by Dante’s Inferno. Depicted initially as Dante intent on meditating on the poetic work, the character evolves into a universal figure: a modern man reflecting on the uncertainties of his destiny.

Rodin described the work: “What makes my Thinker think is that he thinks not only with his brain but with every muscle in his arms, back, and legs, with clenched fists and tightly gripped feet. “

Michele Dal Bon reinterprets this iconic sculpture, reshaping its forms through a Cubist lens and enriching it with 24-karat gold leaf.

Cubist sculpture, polymer and pure gold leaf.
Laser-cut and powder-painted steel base.
LED lighting.

L 30 x W 30 x H 50 cm

This work represents the Passion of Christ: a single block of marble shaped like a flame, portraying a grieving young mother cradling the lifeless body of her 33-year-old son—grown yet depicted naked and fragile. The inspiration for this piece stems not from the Gospels or apocryphal texts, but from Northern European Protestant art.

Michelangelo, a witness to an era of crisis and uncertainty, reflects in this work a world in transformation, where Catholic faith falters under the force of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation.

The Pietà thus becomes a symbol of humanity caught between despair and hope, interpreted through the eternal light of gold.

Cubist sculpture, polymer and pure gold.
Laser-cut and powder-painted steel base.
LED lighting.

L 32 x W 16 x H 20 cm